My life has been saved.

My life has been saved bygetting shock therapy.

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Jay04Sch · 46-50, F

I've heard terrible stories about shock therapy. In which way did it help.

hlpflwthat · M

'Stories'

Today, it's often called the gold standard for treating MDD.

firefall · 61-69, M

@Jay04Sch: It was terribly misused at first, in the 40s and 50s, applied to people that wouldn't benefit, used as a punishment & deliberately inducing suffering, all those horror stories. But there have always been some sufferers who really genuinely benefit from it, and it's use is a lot more restricted and cautious now

Jay04Sch · 46-50, F

@firefall: I agree with you this kind off treatment is very misunderstood because it was abused in earlier years. I'm definitely going to educate myself more on this type off treatment, it's ignorance going on hearsay stories and drawing conconclusion from that.

Jay04Sch · 46-50, F

@hlpflwthat: It's my own ignorance drawing conclusions on stories. I'm definitely going to educate myself more on this kind off treatment.

hlpflwthat · M

No worries. My initial response was similar. I saw 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' when it came out. But think of the advances in heart surgery or cancer treatment since the 70s. ECT is a pretty different ballgame today. Really wish I'd known it 3 years sooner. Peace.